Execution (in the judicial sense).
deaths
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for deaths.
Editorial note
Maybe that means mass deaths or extinction, or maybe the consequences will be manageable.
Quick take
Execution (in the judicial sense).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of deaths gathered in one view.
The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
(preceded by the) The collapse or end of something.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for deaths.
noun
Execution (in the judicial sense).
noun
The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
noun
(preceded by the) The collapse or end of something.
noun
(figurative) Spiritual lifelessness.
Example sentences
Maybe that means mass deaths or extinction, or maybe the consequences will be manageable.
If we attribute ALL of the deaths to traffic stops to get an upper bound of 3.5 deaths per 100k for people in traffic stops per year.
Police will be popular when they count more deaths in their rows than arbitrary executions by police on the street.
Those numbers are total police officer deaths across all causes, not just shootings, which was what the parent was talking about.
It sounds like something that would quickly solve the problem of speeding (and related deaths).
I think back in the times when child deaths were common, it was less hard to handle.
These deaths[3] have been ongoing since the 2013 school year when the city decided to close 23 schools[4] and severely overcrowd the rest.
And yes, we do have a huge death rate from it, which dwarfs things like drug or terrorism-related deaths.
Police officer doesn't even crack the top 10 most dangerous professions, and a large number of those police deaths are due to traffic accidents.
We don't consider Robert J Oppenheimer or Albert Einstein mass murderers even though their work very directly contributed to the deaths of thousands of civilians.
And if the author wants to complain about games feeling like work, precise controller-use, meaningless deaths, or blind alleys are surely much bigger examples of that.
I don't think this sort of speech results in responsibility for future deaths.
Quote examples
The banning of DDT lead to millions of deaths in tropical areas (an "unintended consequence").
I should have focused on the other "opportunity cost" of fewer deaths dues to fewer car trips made by consumers.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use deaths in a sentence?
Maybe that means mass deaths or extinction, or maybe the consequences will be manageable.
What does deaths mean?
Execution (in the judicial sense).
What part of speech is deaths?
deaths is commonly used as noun.